Hackernews posts about Congress

Congress is the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate, which make laws for the country.

1. Hawley and Democrats vote to advance congressional stock trading ban (www.cbsnews.com)
   191 points by hhs 24 days ago | 182 comments
2. Constitution.congress.gov/constitution 6/8/25 –> 8/4/25 Diff (web.archive.org)
   150 points by ortusdux 18 days ago | 73 comments
3. Congress Just Deleted Habeas Corpus from the Constitution on Its Website (abovethelaw.com)
   58 points by akudha 17 days ago | 41 comments
4. The online Congressional copy of the Constitution is missing sections 9 and 10 (constitution.congress.gov)
   24 points by backtoyoujim 18 days ago | 9 comments
5. Congressman proposes bringing back letters of marque for cyber privateers (www.theregister.com)
   11 points by rntn 2 days ago | 2 comments
6. Library of Congress explains how parts of US Constitution vanished from website (techcrunch.com)
   8 points by OutOfHere 17 days ago | 5 comments
7. Congress to outlaw AI that jacks up prices based on what it knows about you (www.theregister.com)
   8 points by rntn 29 days ago | 3 comments
8. Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Removed from Congress Website (www.404media.co)
   7 points by mdhb 17 days ago | discuss
9. Docs show one company in China has collected data on members of Congress with AI (www.nytimes.com)
   6 points by NN88 17 days ago | 2 comments
10. Congress's NASA and NSF Budgets Counter Trump, Fund Science (skyandtelescope.org)
    6 points by bikenaga 25 days ago | 1 comments
11. 'Fair Use' Prevails as Library of Congress Wins DMCA Anti-Circumvention Battle (torrentfreak.com)
    6 points by pabs3 25 days ago | discuss
12. Congress Is Taking on the Housing Crisis. Finally (www.wakeuptopolitics.com)
    5 points by toomuchtodo 21 days ago | 2 comments
13. 'Fair Use' Prevails as Library of Congress Wins DMCA Anti-Circumvention Battle (torrentfreak.com)
    5 points by isaacfrond 26 days ago | discuss
14. Congress Launches Investigation into Flock [YC S17] (www.404media.co)
    2 points by thaumaturgy 15 days ago | discuss
15. Wiki on us constitution Clause being deleted from Congress.gov
    1 points by ngcc_hk 17 days ago | 3 comments
16. Show HN: I built a directory of public appearances of tech people across the web (basedpeople.com)
    10 points by janwilmake 8 days ago | discuss
17. Show HN: Visually explore recommended/trending sci-fi books (and other genres)
    1 points by bwb 22 days ago | discuss
18. Trump Administration Pushes for Clear Crypto Rules in New Report
    1 points by AbdulHype 24 days ago | discuss
19. Can You Gerrymander Your Party to Power? (www.nytimes.com)
    15 points by jaredwiener 10 days ago | 21 comments
20. H.R.4988 letters of marque enterprise involved in cybercrimes (www.congress.gov)
    3 points by edoceo 7 days ago | 1 comments
21. Corporation for Public Broadcasting (funder of NPR, PBS) will shut down (www.nbcnews.com)
    3 points by bikenaga 22 days ago | 1 comments
22. What Can You Trust When Everything's a Scam? (www.bloomberg.com)
    3 points by petethomas 20 days ago | discuss
23. US Navy Ship Names (www.congress.gov)
    2 points by NaOH 6 days ago | discuss
24. Get Ready for Age Verification (punchbowl.news)
    2 points by johntfella 13 days ago | discuss
25. 38th Chaos Communication Congress (events.ccc.de)
    353 points by joeig 8 months ago | 195 comments
26. A UK college student explaining congressional procedure to Washington (www.politico.com)
    338 points by andytratt over 1 year ago | 143 comments
27. Congress fights to keep AM radio in cars (www.niemanlab.org)
    291 points by giuliomagnifico 11 months ago | 572 comments
28. CitizenDJ – Make music using free audio and video from the Library of Congress (citizen-dj.labs.loc.gov)
    266 points by mindcrime 12 months ago | 24 comments
29. CCC Invites to the 37th Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg (www.ccc.de)
    255 points by Tomte almost 2 years ago | 136 comments
30. Congress moves to reject bulk of White House's proposed NASA cuts (arstechnica.com)
    254 points by DocFeind about 1 month ago | 231 comments
31. Congress passes Take It Down act despite major flaws (www.eff.org)
    250 points by abtinf 4 months ago | 105 comments
32. Congress accidentally legalized THC six years ago (www.theatlantic.com)
    192 points by fortran77 about 1 year ago | 182 comments
33. iFixit wants Congress to let it hack McDonald’s ice cream machines (www.theverge.com)
    185 points by thunderbong almost 2 years ago | 2 comments
34. Schedule 37th Chaos Communication Congress (fahrplan.events.ccc.de)
    179 points by y04nn over 1 year ago | 16 comments
35. Tell Congress: Stop the TikTok Ban. Instead, Protect Our Data No Matter Who (act.eff.org)
    151 points by freedomben over 1 year ago | 189 comments
36. EFF Call to Action: Tell Congress to Stop 'Kids Online Safety Act' (act.eff.org)
    142 points by fwungy almost 2 years ago | 48 comments
37. US Congress is making more than 250M acres of public lands available for sale (www.wilderness.org)
    140 points by surprisetalk 2 months ago | 103 comments
38. EFF: Tell Congress: We Can't Afford More Bad Patents (act.eff.org)
    140 points by camkego over 1 year ago | 59 comments
39. Senators strike bipartisan deal for ban on stock trading by members of Congress (www.cnbc.com)
    128 points by donsupreme about 1 year ago | 53 comments
40. Ask HN: Any good tools for viewing congressional bills?
    114 points by tlhunter 3 months ago | 42 comments
41. White House fires head of Copyright Office amid Library of Congress shakeup (www.washingtonpost.com)
    101 points by handfuloflight 3 months ago | 67 comments
42. 37C3 Unlocked (37th Chaos Communication Congress) (events.ccc.de)
    99 points by qwertox over 1 year ago | 8 comments
43. Ex-congressman convicted of insider trading before T-Mobile merger with Sprint (www.nbcnews.com)
    98 points by perihelions almost 2 years ago | 33 comments
44. 38th Chaos Communication Congress (events.ccc.de)
    95 points by tannhaeuser 8 months ago | 4 comments
45. 84% want stronger online privacy laws, but Congress's corruption stalls progress (www.techdirt.com)
    90 points by speckx about 1 year ago | 108 comments
46. Congress Just Made It Basically Impossible to Track Taylor Swift's Private Jet (gizmodo.com)
    84 points by rntn over 1 year ago | 120 comments
47. Congress Wants to Let Private Companies Own the Law (www.techdirt.com)
    77 points by WarOnPrivacy about 1 year ago | 20 comments
48. Pharmacist says he has filled Alzheimer's prescriptions for members of Congress (2017) (www.vox.com)
    76 points by hammock almost 2 years ago | 39 comments
49. Low-income homes drop Internet service after Congress kills discount program (arstechnica.com)
    64 points by LinuxBender about 1 year ago | 61 comments
50. Republican Congressman Introduces Bill Seeking Abolishment of OSHA (www.hipaajournal.com)
    53 points by throw0101c 7 months ago | 31 comments
51. North Dakota voters just approved an age limit for congressional candidates (apnews.com)
    51 points by carabiner about 1 year ago | 100 comments
52. Court Holds Federal Ban on Home-Distilling Exceeds Congress' Enumerated Powers [pdf] (storage.courtlistener.com)
    50 points by thebeardisred about 1 year ago | 71 comments
53. U.S. Congress Live Net Worth Tracker (www.quiverquant.com)
    46 points by gmays over 1 year ago | 33 comments
54. Bitcoin passes $120k milestone as US Congress readies for 'crypto week' (www.ft.com)
    42 points by sandbach about 1 month ago | 118 comments